NETGEAR DG834GUV5 user manual Selecting Which Information to Log, Saving Log Files on a Server

DG834GUv5 Wireless Router with Built-in DSL Modem User Manual

Table 4-4. Security Log Entry Descriptions

Field	Description
Source IP	The IP address of the initiating device for this log entry.
Source port and	The service port number of the initiating device, and whether it
interface	originated from the LAN or WAN.
Destination	The name or IP address of the destination device or website.
Destination port and	The service port number of the destination device, and whether it is on
interface	the LAN or WAN.

Log action buttons are described in the following table.

Table 4-5. Log Action Buttons

Field	Description
Refresh	Refresh the log screen.
Clear Log	Clear the log entries.
Send Log	Email the log immediately.
Apply	Apply the current settings.
Cancel	Clear the current settings.

Selecting Which Information to Log

Besides the standard information listed previously, you can choose to log additional information. Those optional selections are as follows:

•Attempted access to blocked site

•Connections to the Web-based interface of the modem router

•Modem Router operation (start up, get time, etc.)

•Known DoS attacks and port scans

Saving Log Files on a Server

You can choose to write the logs to a computer running a syslog program. To activate this feature, select to the Broadcast on LAN radio button or enter the IP address of the server where the syslog file will be written.

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